Discover unique and unexpected films to enjoy this holiday season, moving beyond the typical festive fare.
No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it's 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'Home Alone' or 'Love, Actually', or even those holiday adjacent classics like 'Eyes Wide Shut' and 'The Godfather'. But perhaps you are looking to go beyond the obvious this year (sorry, 'Christmas Story', 'White Christmas' etc, etc). 'Grand Budapest Hotel': Truthfully, there’s nothing outside of a little snow to make Wes Anderson’s 2014 delight a Christmas movie.
But I don’t think there’s another movie that better resembles the experience of opening a present than 'Grand Budapest Hotel'. Unwrap Anderson’s intricate designs and the movie’s Russian doll-like narratives, and smile. (Available for digital rental) — Coyle 'Metropolitan' (1990): Who among us hasn’t dreamt of doing debutante season in New York? Maybe don’t answer that, but Whit Stillman’s 'Metropolitan', about a few privileged youths on the Upper East Side, is the ideal film to turn on when you’re craving something that feels like an elegant evening on the town but doesn't require breaking out the white tie and ball gowns. (Streaming on Criterion, MAX, Hulu and Prime Video) —Bahr'A Muppets Christmas Carol' (1992): It’s one thing to do Dickens with, you know, other humans. But Michael Caine gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Ebenezer Scrooge while sharing the screen with the likes of Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. To be fair, though, Gonzo the Great and Rizzo the Rat are also really good in this. (Streaming on Disney+) — Coyle'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964): Jacques Demy’s technicolor musical isn’t exclusively set at Christmas, but its final tearjerker scene at that snowy gas station is enough for m
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